The Last Days of Pompeii (Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei) 98 years old

Carmine Gallone and Amleto Palermi’s The Last Days of Pompeii 1926 stages in sumptuous colour tinting the epic fall of the ancient city buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption. Adapted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s love story, the film was innovative in its special effects and an early major box-office hit. A beautiful tinted restoration print was prepared using photochemical processes by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale in the mid-1990s and the premiere screening of the restoration print was held in the amphitheatre in Pompeii, followed by a screening at the major restoration festival ‘Il Cinema Ritrovato’ in Bologna in 1998.

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The Last Days of Pompeii Cast

Name	Character
Victor Varconi He was 34, 85 years old when he died	as Glauco
Bernhard Goetzke He was 41, 80 years old when he died	as Arbace
Rina De Liguoro She was 33, 73 years old when she died	as Ione

The Last Days of Pompeii Crew

Name	Department
Carmine Gallone as Director. He was 40 (87) years old when He died	Directing
Amleto Palermi as Director. He was 36 (51) years old when He died	Directing